Weekly Attendance Summary – Week Commencing 6 October 2025

School attendance across England stood at 94.28%, with an overall absence rate of 5.72%.

• Authorised absences: 3.82%
• Unauthorised absences: 1.90%

By school type:

• Primary: 4.30% (3.05% authorised, 1.24% unauthorised)
• Secondary: 7.04% (4.47% authorised, 2.58% unauthorised)
• Special schools: 12.11% (8.73% authorised, 3.39% unauthorised)

Absence this week was 0.15 percentage points lower than the same week last year, reflecting small decreases in both authorised and unauthorised absence.

For the academic year to date (to 10 October 2025), overall absence stands at 5.66%, with attendance at 94.34%.

Source: Pupil attendance in schools, Week 41 2025 – Explore education statistics – GOV.UK